Balaam, the Talking Donkey, and You (Numbers 22)

Balaam is making a big mistake, and God cares enough about him to allow a donkey to speak and give him warning.

There have been times in my life when I've been as stubborn as a donkey -- many, in fact. It seems fitting that the animal God chooses to speak to a person bent on a bad course is the same animal we are compared with when being hard-headed.

The patience God has with us is very far-reaching, but we should never push it and refuse to listen when He is trying to get our attention.